Lunar Calendar Month May 2020 (Japan)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Tokyo, Japan during May 2020.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
full moon	2020-05-07	19:45
3rd quarter	2020-05-14	23:03
new moon	2020-05-23	02:39
1st quarter	2020-05-30	12:30

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during May 2020.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Perigee	2020-05-06	12:05	359,655 km
Apogee	2020-05-18	16:46	405,583 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Jupiter	2020-05-12 18:40
Saturn	2020-05-13 03:18
Mars	2020-05-15 11:01
Venus	2020-05-24 11:40
Mercury	2020-05-24 19:53
Beehive	2020-05-28 03:44

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of May 2020.

May 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 18	27Monday	28Tuesday	29Wednesday	30Thursday	1Friday 47.6% illuminated Age:7.2	2Saturday 58.6% illuminated Age:8.2	3Sunday 69.5% illuminated Age:9.3
Week 19	4Monday 79.7% illuminated Age:10.4	5Tuesday 88.4% illuminated Age:11.5	6Wednesday 95% illuminated Age:12.6	7Thursday 99% illuminated Age:13.8	8Friday 100% illuminated Age:15	9Saturday 98% illuminated Age:16.1	10Sunday 93.5% illuminated Age:17.2
Week 20	11Monday 86.8% illuminated Age:18.3	12Tuesday 78.5% illuminated Age:19.3	13Wednesday 69.3% illuminated Age:20.3	14Thursday 59.5% illuminated Age:21.2	15Friday 49.6% illuminated Age:22.2	16Saturday 40% illuminated Age:23.1	17Sunday 30.9% illuminated Age:24
Week 21	18Monday 22.5% illuminated Age:24.9	19Tuesday 15.1% illuminated Age:25.8	20Wednesday 9% illuminated Age:26.7	21Thursday 4.3% illuminated Age:27.6	22Friday 1.2% illuminated Age:28.5	23Saturday 0% illuminated Age:29.4	24Sunday 0.8% illuminated Age:0.8
Week 22	25Monday 3.6% illuminated Age:1.8	26Tuesday 8.4% illuminated Age:2.8	27Wednesday 15.2% illuminated Age:3.8	28Thursday 23.6% illuminated Age:4.8	29Friday 33.5% illuminated Age:5.8	30Saturday 44.3% illuminated Age:6.8	31Sunday 55.6% illuminated Age:7.9
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